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Galago

Mammal Genera

Galago is a genus of small nocturnal primates known as lesser galagos or lesser bushbabies, part of the family Galagidae and native to sub-Saharan Africa. The genus is organized into two species groups: the Galago senegalensis group, comprising the Somali bushbaby, Mohol bushbaby and Senegal bushbaby, and the Galago matschiei group, comprising the dusky bushbaby. Galago is considered the sister genus to Paragalago, and is distinguished from its relatives Otolemur, the greater galagos, and Euoticus, the needle-clawed bushbabies. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
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2. Galago (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Galagos , also known as bush babies or nagapies (meaning "night monkeys" in Afrikaans), are small nocturnal primates native to continental, sub-Sahara Africa, and make up the family Galagidae (also sometimes called Galagonidae).
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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